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Humanitarian instinct against humanitarian bureaucracy

Nature Human Behaviour volume 6, page 753 (2022)Cite this article

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To the editor — The humanitarian instinct — the urge to help another in distress — is at least as old as humanity itself. It is understood to have persisted through our evolution because it benefits survival. World faiths promise eternal bliss in the afterlife if we live our earthly lives in a kindly way. This has been codified into religious rules to help the poor and vulnerable.

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Kapila, M. Humanitarian instinct against humanitarian bureaucracy. Nat Hum Behav 6, 753 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01377-9

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